- Date
- April 25, 1987, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N25863Piper J-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870425011419A
- Case key
- 31904
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The owners rprtd the acft was stolen on 4/25/87. The non-certificated plt rprtd that he had taken the acft without permission. Drg flt, the eng lost power, & subsequently, the plt made a forced lndg in the everglades about 9 mi west of the tamiami arpt. He stated that the power loss was due to contaminated fuel. Drg an investigation, aprx 1 qt of water was drained from the fuel sys. The acft had not been flown for over a year & did not have a current airworthiness or registration certificate aboard. When the plt was interviewed, he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol; however, he had been 'drinking' between the time of the acdnt & the interview.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25863
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3825
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Paulkonsky
- Registered owner
- Kenny Bailey
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TMB, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.